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===Success with ''In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'' and first breakup (1968–1971)=== |
===Success with ''In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'' and first breakup (1968–1971)=== |
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The 17-minute "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]", the title track of Iron Butterfly's [[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album)|second album]], became a top-30 hit (edited down to 2:52) in the U. S. The album was awarded a gold disc by the [[RIAA]] in December 1968.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book |author=Joseph Murrells |year=1978 |title=The Book of Golden Discs |edition=2nd |publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. |location=London |page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/242 242] |isbn=0-214-20512-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/242 |
The 17-minute "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]", the title track of Iron Butterfly's [[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album)|second album]], became a top-30 hit (edited down to 2:52) in the U. S. The album was awarded a gold disc by the [[RIAA]] in December 1968.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book |author=Joseph Murrells |year=1978 |title=The Book of Golden Discs |edition=2nd |publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. |location=London |page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/242 242] |isbn=0-214-20512-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/242 }}</ref> |
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During this time, the band was represented by the [[William Morris Agency]], which booked all their live concerts. Iron Butterfly played its first national tour in the summer of 1968 alongside [[Jefferson Airplane]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/iron-butterfly-1968-2007/|title="Iron Butterfly"1968-2007 {{!}} The Pop History Dig|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> By the end of 1968, the band was back in the studio at work on their next album. Iron Butterfly's third album, ''[[Ball (Iron Butterfly album)|Ball]]'', was released in January 1969 and went gold, reaching #3 on the Billboard charts. |
During this time, the band was represented by the [[William Morris Agency]], which booked all their live concerts. Iron Butterfly played its first national tour in the summer of 1968 alongside [[Jefferson Airplane]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/iron-butterfly-1968-2007/|title="Iron Butterfly"1968-2007 {{!}} The Pop History Dig|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> By the end of 1968, the band was back in the studio at work on their next album. Iron Butterfly's third album, ''[[Ball (Iron Butterfly album)|Ball]]'', was released in January 1969 and went gold, reaching #3 on the Billboard charts. |